All Are Welcome to Learn at CBS University!
Jewish learning lasts a lifetime…
Congregation Beth Shalom offers an extensive adult education program called CBS University that includes special programming and classes for all members. Throughout the year we offer courses that might include Hebrew, Bible, current events, theology, philosophy, Talmud, film, history and so much more. To meet the needs of our constituents we offer classes at a variety of days and times. We continue to explore the world of online learning that began with our Mitzvah Initiative and Two Minute Torah series and continues now with many of our classes and programs being offered on Zoom or live streaming to meet the needs of our congregants. While we love being able to “come to you” if you can’t come to us, please remember that there is no substitution for learning in person. Technology is wonderful until the one day that it doesn’t work as well as it should!
You can scroll below for our upcoming/current classes.
Over the past several years we have collaborated with other institutions offering adult education. Together we have shared resources and developed programming that is of the highest caliber.
To learn more about CBS University at Congregation Beth Shalom, or about the Adult Education Committee, please contact Leann Blue either via e-mail or by calling Congregation Beth Shalom at 847-498-4100 ext. 144.
September 22, 2024 – One Year After October 7: What Does the Future Hold? Registration is now open. Click Below.
November 03, 2024 – No Breakfast
December 08, 2024
January 19, 2025
February 09, 2025
Join us for Minyan at 8:45 am, stay for breakfast (unless noted otherwise), and then join us, immediately following breakfast as we discuss these topics so important to Israel’s future and past. There will be a separate registration form for each session.
With the popularity of the Book of Esther and by your request we are continuing this very popular class. We will also discuss Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes and Song of Songs.
| Instructor: | Rabbi Aaron Melman / Rabbi David Chapman |
| Dates | Monday’s 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22,7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19,8/26, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 11/4, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 |
| Time: | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members, $50 per person per semester for non-member friends of CBS |
This weekly discussion-based class zooms in on local, national, and global news through a distinctly Jewish lens. We’ll talk about politics, Israel, anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, rifts in our Jewish community, local and global Jewish affairs, campus life, and the intersection between these topics and more. Carl Schrag, who was the Editor of the Jerusalem Post, brings a journalist’s probing questions to every topic.
Class will meet in person and via Zoom:
| Instructor: | Carl Schrag |
| Date: | Tuesdays 9/3, 9/10, 9/17, 10/1, 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 |
| Time: | 10:30 – 11:30 am |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members; $50 per person person semester for non-member friends of CBS |
Class will meet in person and via Zoom:
| Instructor: | Rabbi David Chapman |
| Date: | Tuesdays 9/3, 9/10, 9/17 |
| Time: | 4:00 – 10:15 pm |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members; $50 per semester for non-member friends of CBS |
Class will meet in person and via Zoom:
| Instructor: | Rabbi Aaron Melman |
| Date: | Tuesday – 9/17, 9/24, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26, 12/10, 12/17 |
| Time: | 6:30 am – 7:40 pm |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members; $50 per person per semester for non-member friends of CBS |
Beginning Yiddish will equip you with the skills to begin reading, writing, and expressing yourself in the Yiddish language. While you learn, you will also be exposed to classics of Yiddish culture, song, and literature, all the while gaining personalized instruction towards your goals with Yiddish.
Class will meet via Zoom only:
| Instructor: | Annie Kaufman |
| Date: | Wednesdays |
| Time: | 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members; $100 per semester for non-member friends of CBS |
If you haven’t tried this class yet, and have been looking at it for awhile, NOW is the time . . . REGISTER! Through slow movements, improve your health, concentration, digestion, balance, flexibility, and overall health. Our class can be done in a chair or standing. If you are not free at this time, no problem! REGISTER and watch the video you will receive following class and do it when you have time.
Class will meet via Zoom only:
| Instructor: | Allison Deputy, MoonWillow Tai Chi |
| Date: | Thursdays 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29, 9/5, 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/10, 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 12/5, 12/12, 12/19 |
| Time: | 9:30 – 10:15 am |
| Fee: | No fee; donation strongly encouraged |
Class will meet in person only.
| Instructor: | Susan Stoehr |
| Date: | Thursdays |
| Time: | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
| Fee: | No charge for CBS members; $100 per person per semester for non-member friends of CBS |
This class will meet monthly via Zoom Only!
| Instructor: | Rabbi David Chapman |
| Dates: | Thursdays 9/19, 11/4,12/19 |
| Time: | 7:00 – 8:30 pm |
| Fee: | Free for CBS Members; $30 per semester for non-member Friends of CBS |
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